abziehtvsansiehtWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“abzieht” and “ansieht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,500
“abzieht” frequency rank
#10,413
“ansieht” frequency rank
44913
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature abzieht ansieht
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs abziehen 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansehen

Where the eye mixes abzieht and ansieht

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. abzieht and ansieht follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
abzieht
7 ch
ansieht

Visual trap between abzieht and ansieht

A purely visual mix-up. abzieht ([ˈapˌt͡siːt]) and ansieht ([ˈanˌziːt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44913, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

abzieht is recorded at frequency rank #34,500, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈapˌt͡siːt]. ansieht is at rank #10,413, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈanˌziːt].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 44913, this pair ranks #1,370,598 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of abzieht vs ansieht

Shared letters: aehit. Private to "abzieht": bz. Private to "ansieht": ns.

"abzieht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC  ·  "ansieht" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • abziehtabbzieht · abizeht · abzeiht · abziehht · abziehtt · abzieth · abzihet · abzzieht
  • ansiehtaniseht · annsieht · anseiht · ansiehht · ansiehtt · ansieth · ansihet · anssieht

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "abzieht" and "ansieht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈapˌt͡siːt] versus [ˈanˌziːt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "abzieht" or "ansieht"?
"ansieht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,413 in our German list, against #34,500 for "abzieht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "abzieht" and "ansieht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "abzieht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "ansieht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,370,598 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "abzieht" and "ansieht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abzieht vs auszieht". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,370,598 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list